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Tuberculosis of the parotid gland: a case report
1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract:
A case of tuberculosis of the parotid gland, which involved the intraparotid lymph nodes of a 39-year-old Thai man is reported. The histologic characteristics of caseating granulomas with presence of acid and alcohol fast bacilli were criteria for diagnosis. This case is thought to be the first report of tuberculosis of the parotid gland in Thailand.